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SiU"vlPLING EVALUATION

REPORT

of the

DESERT FLaV~i P,k\CER CL.\IMS

in the

San Domingo Mining District

MIa:.: icopa Count.y, A't lzona

by

ltichard K. £Jl.i.erit.:z Mining Consultant

rhoenilt, Ar ~ona

September 6, 1975

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TABLE of CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION • • • · . · . . ... . . . • • • • •

PROPERTY. LOCATIOt~ und ACCESSIBILI'f'? II • •

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HIS'fORY, DEVl!LOPHE1~T and PRODUCTIOt~ • • • • • • II • 2

ItACILITIES .. • · · • • • · • • • . II

Gl!:NEJ.V\L GEOLOGY • •

SAMPLING . . • • · · · · · •

SAMPLE RESUL'rS • · · · • · · • • . •

RECOd,,"lENDAT IOl~ S · · ·

~UDED EXHIBITS:

Map No. 1 - Index Map Central .\riZOIV'l

18p No .. 2 ... Claull 11ap Map No. 3 - Sample Location Map

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INTRODUCTION:

At the reque t of Mr. Douglas Martin. C. R. Ward & Co., Phoenix, Arizona, and authorized by Mr. Harley Sims. Miami, Florida, (client of C. R. Ward & Co.), the WTiter examined the Desert Flower placer mining cla~s, just north of Morristown, Arizona. Accompanying th$ ~iter on August 28 and 29, 1975, were Messrs. C. R. Ward, Douglas Martin, Harley Sims and Pete Mathis, Wickenbutg, Arizona.

This report is based on the writer's physical examination of the placer ~teT.ial within the property, the taking of four samples of the gravels at locations selected by the writer, snd on the writer's professional experience and geologic knowledge 8S regards gold placer deposits.

PROPERTY. LOCATION and ACCESSIBILITY:

The property consists of four unpatented placer cla~s known 8S the Desert Flo~er Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5, which ere located in the SE/4 of Section I, T. 6 N., R. 4 W., G. & S. R. B. & M. 1n Maricopa County, Arizona.

These c18~s are recorded 8S follows: Recorded

Claim Name Located Docket Page Desert Flower :fi1 October 15, 1969 7840 589 Desert Flo~1er :jJ2 October 15, 1969 7840 590 Desert Flower 13 Febrllary 22, 1973 10019 1008 Desert Flowet 1F3 Februllry 21, 1974 10556 742 Dese:rt Flower :liS June 7, 1973 10174 1146

Apparently Desert Flower #3 was restaked as the first location notice carries four names while the second notice carries t~~o names as locators. This situation could CAuse some legal problems, unless quit claim deeds exist to clear title.

Placer claLms, according to State and Federal law, usually have d~en-ions of 660 feet wide and 1320 feet long - a normal 20 acre legal

subdivision of a surveyed section of land. In the above cases. the 10e 'tors h ve staked clai.nls with dimenSions of 600 feet wide (short) and 1340 O J,." 1380 feet in length (too long). In addition, the claims

re not desc~ibed as legal subdivisions. Also, in 011 cases except the February 21, 1974 location of Desert Flower #3, the claims are described as being in Sl TEN R4,\-1. The correct description should be Sec. 1, T. 6 N., R. 4 W._ G. & S. R. B. & M., Maricopa County, Arizona.

The inadequete and ~proper preparation of the location notices requires that amended loe tion notices be prepared and recorded in order to legally correct the claims description-wise and on·thc-ground-wise_ The latter requires a transit-tape survey using the Government surveyed Sec­tion corners of Section 1, T. 6 N., R. 4 w.

The cla~s cover p rt of Ox Wash. which drains into the Hassayampa River, 1s in the San Domingo Mining Distriot and parsl1els the San Domingo Wash. ~hich 1s % to t mile to the west.

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TrRv(~l to the property 1s possible by passenger ear vehicles. From Phoenix, tr vel northwest on U.S. High~y 60-89 towards Morristown­Wickenburg. (See Map No.1.) Just before entering Morristown, the Castle Hot Springs road junctions on the right; turning onto same. travel to the secon: "Stop Sign," this being a junction with recently open State Highway 74 (east~west). A left turn onto this road anS west travel for one mile is a gravel road junction on the right, Turning right onto the gravel road. crossing the cattle 8U8rd. travel 0.3 mile at which point a right turn 1s made in front of and passing a house on the left. From this point, travel east and mostly north for 1.9 miles to a fork or 'ty" t travel the left arm for 0.3 mile to junction of mine access road on left. Taking the left son of the junction, travel westward 0.7 mile to Ox Wash. gravel pit area, water well. small sluicing plant on south bank and the western boundary of the cla~.. (See Maps No.2 and 3.)

HISTORY. DEVELOPME:NT and PRODUCTION:

Placer gold in the many washes tJra1nf.ng into the Hassayampa River in tho Morristmm-~-1ickenburg area has been prospected and mined since the early 1870's, particularly in and on the San Domingo Wash. Most of this \'I'ork "HaD sluicing or dry washing. the latter beclluse a 't-later source is a problem.

No doubt Ox Wash was also prospected and mined those past ulllny years. Pete Mathie, present part ownet' of the claims, has a small screening and sluicing mill set up using burlap bagging as the riffle portion of the sluice. He reports $6.00-7.00 gold recovery per cubic yard of mat.erial (J\t!8cS" 1975 gold price) - about 0.035 to O. ()l{ ounces gold per cubic yard, dependent on. pr.ice of gold.

The San Domingo Wash placers are credited with a $16,400.' production ($35.00 gold) during the period 1934-49. Mr. l1athis has no figures on his production ... merely testing the area - end again - no factual data 8S to location of the tests. values, etc._ except for verbal statements.

FACILITIES:

The nearest source of electric power ~ould be near the northern portion of Morrist~Ttl. about 2~ miles south of the property or along the high­way between Morristown and l-11ckeuburg, about 1% miles southwest of the property_ (See 1~~ 1 J"i;J. 2.)

Water. a most i=por.tant element or ingredient to 8upp~rt a productive placer operation) 1s iIL bhort supply. The 240 foot deep. 4 i.neh well in Ox Wash on the property only produces about 4··Sgpm - a negligible 8ntount f A ne:arby water source of five to eight times that amount would have to be found.

Dry placering in t.his ares has been tried many timas but it has not been successful - d&npness of the placer material and expensive infra­red drying prohibit s profitable oper tion.

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NatlJ::nl gas is not available at or near the property.

GENERAL GEOLOGY:

The present stream gravels. as l'le!l ClS gravels of old channels making up the placers include pre-Cambrian granite, gneiss and schist, Tertiary basalt. andesite, rhyolite. agglomerate, sandstone and pegmatit~s.

White to cream or tan quartz; probably of both pre ... Cambrian and pest­Canwrien age, most likely as vein host material, no doubt, has been the present SOllrce of the placer gold ..

The San Domingo Wash. Ox Wash and Little San Domingo Wash all head up or pass through Sections 9, 10, 15 and 16 of T. 7 N., R. 3 W. (northeast , of the property) which Sections host quite a cluster of underground gold mines and more than likely this area is the source of the placer gold in these washes.

The placers of this rea OCt;upy tl belt: 5 to 7 miles long with an ir­r .~gulC!r w'idth alon3 the drainage system of San Domingo Wash, but are not confined to present stream or wash beds alone, being also found on some of thr.! gravelly luesas "tihlch SeIJarate the 't-T3sheG.

Gold found in these areas has a fineness ranging from 925 to 965.

G ology of the Desert Flower Claims gravel, including the wash banks and mesas, is uo different than abuve dc~cribed.

SAMPLING:

On August 28 nd 29. the writet' solely ond person 11y took four placer ssmpJ.es tlt 1.is selected locations 'vithin the p:r.operty.

To assure accurntc results, a most tedio~ sJ deliberate proc ~dure of sampling and prepal·ation was followed ... as outlined below;

Two vertical samples were taken of the na~r vertical banks of Ox Wash and oZ 1l te~ial rep~eaenting older trallsverse gravel or str 8m ch nnela. Tt-10 other Ic'rtical sam.ples \-Jere taken of t he rocel1t gravels in O:t t~ash itsel~~, ono from the ank of an existing trench and one from a newly dug trench. (See l.f.ap No. 3 for sample locations.)

With the use of backhoe, the place nd vertical face selected for a sample W B clesflect ~f£ to a depth of about one foot a .. ld wide enough to expose a freah. clean, undisturbed face. A plastic sheet \oj, 6 laced on the ground bel~' the point of a ~ample. The uwterial was "!' ...: kcd tt

from t.he sample f ·cc. in channel fnshion from top to buttom, and collected 011 the pla!':tic sh et. This material included bould,=rs to eisht inches in ize. smel.ler ro,,:ks gravel, sand, cl y and fines.

The gath~red materi- 1 '4'OU placed in a wood me suring box of a 2.7 cubic foot volulne, one t<?'tlth (1/10) of a eub1c yard • The measured meteri 1 was removed and screened '{-lith a ttl mash, the plus f etien

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b~i[lg sCl'utinized for large si2e nuggeta end then discarded" To f cilitate h ndling and panning procedures, th minus faction w s spltt two or three time using 8 Jones type splitter. the sample portion being bagged, tagged and 8 description of the sample, as we : l ss factu 1 d t of the sample noted. All physical work in the field, 8e.mple taking, handIt.ng and preparation, was completed by the writer.

In Phoenix. the writer weighed the dry sample, screened with a 1/16" mesh screen (window screen) and panned both portions, scrutinizing the plus faction for any coarse size nuggets and di carding the waste. Panning of the fines #as stopped when the very fine particles of mag­netite began to floa t off with the waste material.

The concentret~ w s then sun dried, bagged and tagged. The Iron King Assay Office, Hunlboldt, Arizona, ~leighed the concentrate, amalgamed the free gold, reporti.ng in milligrams recovered, and assayed the concentrate for gold, silver and iron.

Using the writer's noted factual data obtained from the sample itself, and the factu 1 data of the Iron King At1say Off1ee~ calculations were comple ted. to provi<!e the necessary inforut tion shown In the included Sample Schedul~ end to arrive at a gold dollar value per cubic YB~d of material which could. (~xist in the gr vels of the Desert Flower placer property_

SAUPLE RE SULIS ,:

Tl e included Saxr.plc Schedule shows tile necessary detailed factual data l1h ich the \]ritar has obtalneQ and used in the calculations to determine the gold dollar value per cubic yard as represented by t he samples taken.

Each of the colum~s is explained below:

(A) The measure bolt used has a vohulle of 2.7 cubic feet - level to the top - l/lOth of a ~ubic yard.

(B) After act ening the .;aIUple of (A) through a ~" lnesh screen, the bulky sample ~s split using a Jones type dry splitter, the mple saved was either 1/4th "f11t.h 3/4,ths reject or 1/8th with 7/8ths the leje t.

(C) The stnHl?le. port ton ~la.S weighE!d on a platform sca le. (D) The t-Jriter's est1.mate {If tb ~ pItlS fa::tion after the sample ws

screened through s 1/16" (Wi.l1 ow cre el'll nL~9h, approxims t e only. (E) As (D) foT. t hr ·lnLnus 1/16" mesh msterial. (F) The niter I s estimate after IJ.vl41Bhi.ngH the sample preparatoty to

"panning." (1) The concentrate (res! ue after panning) was weighed by t he Iron

King Aa$~y Office . (2) Values determined by t he ssay Office. (3) Column (2) times 10 (original sample i.o 10th of cubLa ya~d.

Column (A» then times the "spllt" fr.tc!:ion. Column (B), 4 or 8. dependent on number os splits.

(4) Gold at $lS0.00/ounc:e (troy). 31.103 grams to ounc (tro,> is 31.103 milligrams to oun~e (troy). 150.00 divided by 31,103 eiua1s $0.004822 per milligram.

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(!)j Column (3) times col\lllJU (4). (6) Determined oy Assay Office. (7) Gold at $150.001cunce (troy) ti.Ul.es ' Oui.l.c.~s/ton (.1$0.00 X 0.058)

equals dollar value. (8) Cohllan (l)'i.:irnes 10 (Coltmul. (A) ti,tnes 4 or S (Column (1)),

dep<;nuent O~l t .. u.ubc,;l" vf splits. (9) 2,000 pOund,:; divided by COlUuUl (B). (lC) Colt .. : ... m (1) .;l:i,.vl.ded by Coluuiu (9). (11) Assay of eoncel1trate after he~ gold removed. (lll .l~s~EIS Q£ conccnti:.Qt", afC~~ t Let:" silV'e:l' t en;.o'\iec. 'With gold . (13) A$:3ay ",f ~O~\.;:;ef~;;;~_ t '"" (14) Colt;;U>;. .. (13) £.i.m~iii ':".;~;l. FOluoula r ot llliiignetite.

(;plum(.~ (5) <.It.J {W) 4' ~p" ,t!sent; the t:.lthuat", £igules (or all th", test vvLrk sncl ca.la;vlCitions . The w'I'U:eJ' . . seQ two different routes as a cLeek to c.alculatel:J,;¢ ultimute f i&L,t":!S, or.~ using th.a milligram route, CoiUl.nn (2); the othcX'udng th~ ,:i1.mc.e peX' to~'\ of concentrate route. (! 0 lUTIJtl (6).

COltruulS (11) f;ind (12) indic".te sc.m"" gold , dlfJCL ... ~lu(..s ass l)ciated with tl.t:: {:';';.l~r~;:t:it !Z; ~~ui. t c I~eQVeX' same t ~quize8 11 dif:i:ereni:, 'Juite compU.cated £lc~i ::.::.hE:.lli.";; . the ¢{ie~ation co~t of wh~ch would ~A¢eed t11,; cotltain~d value.

'lhti:! f oul.. :Ja:Ufi~ i.i taken by the ~tita4 il.ldil:!at.e th", place): ntate:rial could C!$ q ;';,Lt;;;; CC::3ttC in d~Hal: content.. '£huj also indh~ate that the grave1e &~e q •• d .. l.c lQ'W in ~olia~ value -marginal or ev~n sub-marginal ~ ~s op:;tadvu&l~v~ i;:s th~~c;: day;;> teGulrt. v"11ile~ upwa~ds at 60' cents pe:c c ub i c yao=d for ver:y la:i:ge ·volutr.es ~ Z,jOC yds.per day - and evan then the ptEoi it is small, ~l\y lookhlg at $l.OO/cu .. yd ..

it~\7i.ng ootalo.",J t: •• auG; :4 ;ilS ... 1.t$; t hiS wr It ':ar has 'nl t one conc i t.lsion a.nd (ji~:a recoutncuJtl1.:iv.l.. '.rhe pi:'operty :':"G _,vi; vI: ::iuf :E l~ .Leui; ma:.:iC or interest 0:0 wa:.:rant .il .. j' iut'l;h(:;4 f ln .. n~iul ~nzumb ; ;l 'l<.!~ ;J in en)' direct l ou" ther e ... fore. chevpt iQ~l .:" p;Jl; chu.;<! l)hdULu Loa .J:;:u~ped. .

Respec cfully subm.i t ced ,

rio:' E. ~rf(~4·i;"~tz--------· ·-- ~ , ... , --­£11.l.I.Lng COllsllli:an~ ~'h" ';:: ll:l.x. Ar1~vlW

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(5) Column (3) t~e6 column (4). (6) Determined by Assay Off1ce. (7) Gold at $150.00/ounce (troy) t~es ouuces/ton (lSO.OO X 0.058)

equals doll r value. (8) Column (1) ~~es 10 (Column (A» tLmes 4 or 8 (Column (B»,

dependent oa ~umber of splits. (9) 2,000 pounds divided by COluml (8). (10) Column (7) divided by Column (9). (11) Assay of concentrate after free gold removed. (12) As 6y of concentrate afte.: free siivet' removed with gold. (13) Assay of concentrate. (14) Col~n (13) times 1.3S1. For~ula fo~ magnetite.

Columns (5) and (10) represent the ~lt~ate figures for all the tast work snd caleul~tions. The wziter ~3ed two different routes as a check to calculate the ultim~te figures, one using the milligram route, Column (2). the other u,ing the ounce per ton of concentrate route, Column (6).

COllUJU.1S (11) and (12.) indlc.~ te some gold ", silvet values associated with the ruagr!..etite and to :c~cover same I equirea a different, quite complicated flow scheme, the operation cost of whtch would exceed the contained value.

RECOMMEh'l])ATIONS :

Ihe £ou~ samples taken by the writer indicate the placer material could b~ qU4te err tic in dolla~ content. Ihay also indicate that the gravels ate quite low in dolla~ value ~ marginal or even sub-marginsl - as opera&:ion&l cuscs these daya :aquire values upwards of 60 cents per cubic yard for very large volumes - 2,500 yds. per day - and even then the profit is small, many looking at $l.OO/cu.yd.

Having ootainecl t(u,;se rasults, the 'llr lter haa bu.t one conclusion and one recomm~ndation. The property is not of sufficient merit or inte~est to warr4nt any iurther financial ~ncumh~auceG in any direction) there­fore. the option to pu~cha3a should be dcoppcd.

September 0, 1975

Respe~tfully submitted.

R. E. }1ieA:itz Hining Consultant rhoenix. Ari20na

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• • HAHPLE SCHEDULE - DATA and RESULTS

in sotJtheast vIall trend ino N. 55 " . :> feet below surfac , t v rtic . lly d01.n l ,.2 feet ~'jde .~ feet deep, ray-t-11j Le. Hard to concentr te, ve·~y f;l.~e rna '''r' 1

some pin head size roagletitc. No visible coloro nOt-ca. 1319 Ne'l'Jl Cl t in soutlH 1est banlr abov'" rash 1 vel, 2.5 fe,:,t belo surface, then

9 . 0 feet ve::tic[.11y dO'Tn, 1 . 2 fee!.. ~ide and 0.3 feet deep, reddis , some dust, ~oncentrate pinkizh eolor, moderate amoun_ of pin h~ad size p, s magnetite . No visible colorJ noted.

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CHARI.J~S R. 'V ARD CORPORATION . Mining Development & Mintral Recove"y

4728 N. 21ST AVE'NUE PHOENIX. AnIZONA. 85015

PARCEL J:s.!f,:2.9

NAME: MATHIS PLACER

LOCATION: Morristown, Arizona; approximately 4 miles Korth of State Highway

SIZE: . 4 unpatented claims - 80 acres with more available

GEOLOGY: Errosive river gravels of ancient and present river beds .16cated on the lower end of the Little San Domingo Wash.

DEVELOPMENT: At present, owner is operating a home made sampling plant with a sluice box and is recovering between $7.00 and $9.00 per yard. The property has one shallow well of low yield.

HISTORY: The Morristown area is famous for its placer gold. The majority of the prop~rties have been held through the years by small time operators and old prospectors who are too small for the larger companies and too expensive for the individual. The lack of water and low price of recoverable minerals has been a great factor in past years for the low development of this a~ea.

RECOMMENDATION: Drill a 10" to 12" well to a depth of approximately 400 feet - construct a washing plant to handle at least 1,000 yards per day.

NOTE: The volume of yardage will depend upon the amount of water required, recovered and re-used.

ESTIMATED PROFIT: 1,000 yards per day at $7.00 = $7,000 per 8 hour shift. If operation costs are approXimately $1.00 per yard, net profit should range approximately $6,000 per 8 hour day using 3 employees. .

TE Rf1S: $75,000 buyout - $20,000 down (negotiable) and a percentage of ore recovered until balance of $75,000 reached.

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